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Frequently asked question: What effect do HIV inhibitors have on your metabolism?

Your metabolism ensures that your body has a good balance of all kinds of substances, including hormones, sugars, salts and fats. When your metabolism works well, your body also works well: you have energy, you grow, your organs function properly and so on. The medication you take can have an effect on your metabolism. Your body can become less sensitive to insulin, for example. Insulin is produced in your body to transport sugar from your blood into your body's cells, after which sugar can be used as fuel. If you are less sensitive to insulin, the sugar is not absorbed as well, so there is too much sugar flowing around your body in your blood. This gives you high blood sugar levels and you can develop diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes). Blood tests are needed to measure the amount of insulin and blood sugar.

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